Category: Culture Calendar

This weekend, a bit of Scottish highland spirit comes to Plymouth. On Saturday, September 5, Cantrip brings its high-energy blend of Scottish traditional music to The Spire Center for Performing Arts, 25 1/2 Court St., sharing the bill with American roots trio Low Lily. Cantrip builds on traditional Scottish music, weaving in influences from bluegrass, […]

Summer may be winding down, but this weekend there are plenty of reasons to get out and savor the season while it’s still in full swing. This Saturday, Aug. 29, the waterfront will be filled with antiques, arts and crafts, classic cars, live music, food, history — and even a ducky race — from two […]

The Spire Center for Performing Arts, 25 ½ Court St., has brought just about every kind of music to its stage, and on Saturday, Aug. 22, it will strike a new chord with the launch of its first CountryFest. Plymouth may be a long way from Nashville, but country music has a devoted following here, […]

This Saturday, Aug. 15, Mass Audubon and the Plymouth Public Library will host a Perseid Watch Party at Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary, inviting visitors to experience one of the year’s most spectacular celestial events from one of Plymouth’s darkest natural landscapes. Beginning at 8 p.m., participants will take a short, guided walk after sunset before settling […]

One of the biggest community events of the weekend returns Saturday as the Plymouth Public Library hosts its 7th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival on Saturday and Sunday, bringing more than 60 juried artisans, more than 5,000 visitors with live music, food trucks and family activities to its front lawn. The festival joins a packed […]

For more than a century, one of Plymouth’s most moving traditions has quietly unfolded four Friday evenings at 6 p.m. starting Aug. 7, not with fireworks or fanfare, but with the steady beat of a drum and the measured footsteps of 51 people retracing a journey made more than 400 years ago. The Pilgrim Progress, […]

Butterflies get the coffee table books, dedicated gardens and admiration. Moths, despite making up the overwhelming majority of the world’s lepidopteran species, are often dismissed as little more than closet pests. That perception is what one local conservation group hopes to change. This Friday from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., the Southeastern Massachusetts Pine Barrens Alliance […]

This week, Americana Theatre Company presents The Addams Family, bringing the beloved Broadway musical to the Spire Center for Performing Arts, 25 ½ Court St., with a cast of 15 professional actors from both the South Shore and across the country. The production continues the company’s tradition of pairing crowd-pleasing entertainment with stories that offer […]

The Mayflower II is a familiar sight along Plymouth’s waterfront, but this month the historic vessel will leave her home berth to take part in one of the nation’s largest maritime commemorations. From July 9-17, Mayflower II will travel to Boston for Sail Boston 2026 (Sail 250), a centerpiece of our state’s America 250 celebration […]